Touched - "Made it touch." This was the symbol of the bestowal of divine grace and help, by which that lack of eloquence, which the prophet …

The Lord put forth his hand ... —The symbolic act seems to imply something like a waking vision, like that of Isaiah ([Re…

Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth.

For you young brothers who are to be preachers of the gospel, I cannot wish…

Here Jeremiah speaks again of his calling, so that his doctrine might not be despised as though it came from a private individual. He, therefore, t…

Then the Lord put out his hand. Who, according to Kimchi, was the Angel that appeared to the prophet, and spoke in the na…

Jeremiah's early call to the work and office of a prophet is stated. He was to be a prophet, not only to the Jews but also to the neighbouring nati…

1. Here begins the discourse of the book itself. First, the office of prophet is enjoined upon Jeremiah. Second, a prophecy is given to the …